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Too hot. Opening day in the morning was nice. Since then its just been too warm. Looks like we're in for a change after tomorrow. Should be better hunting next week. Good luck to you.

Woo Hoo Fresh venison! Congrats!

I decided to just get the 234 hunt this year. I'm pretty excited. I have been seeing a lot of turkeys in my new hunting spot. Seeing plenty of deer too. Thinking this might be a good year for me Good luck to everyone!

Sweet!

Thanks for the report Ed. I'm hoping to get over there this coming week. I'm off work till feb1st. My wife says I need to work on the house but you know how that goes

I just read a news report about 2 men that went through the ice on timber lake near wamplers lake in lenawee county. One of the men didn't survive. Sad indeed. I've been wanting to get out but I think we need another week of good freezing temps before it will be safe. I see the temps this upcoming week are supposed to be warm. Guess I'm just going to have to hit the river and try for some steelies. Stay safe guys! Fish aint worth dying for.

Congrats to your dad!

Congrats to all!

I think your grandsons deer is bigger than anything I've ever killed Tell him congrats!

Wow! Nice ones! You guys did real good. Congrats on a fine season for sure

Sweet! Good job!

Congratulations nice buck and story!

Cool hope you get him on thursday.

We are not seeing many deer at all where I'm hunting just north of you Ed. The property to our north they have found 20 dead deer from EHD. So far I have only found one but I'm not seeing many lives ones at all. We are in leoni twnshp and my friends property is in henreitta. The season is going so bad for us that I've decided to make a trip north. I really can't afford it, but not sure how many hunting seasons I have left in me so this next weekend I'm heading to the UP. I will be making 2 trips up. One next weekend to get my stands set and then one the following week for my vacation. I figure if nothing else at least it will be an adventure. In any case glad that you are seeing some at your property. It gives me hope that maybe next year things will balance out and the population will rebound.

I don't know. Can't say about the rest of the state but around my area I have not been seeing many older class deer at all. Nutrition, or lack thereof has never really been an issue in the southern lower. In my opinion age structure is the real problem. My hopes remain high but my expectations are not.

I was reading the DNR report for the area. It says the number of deer is about 32 per square mile. But I don't believe they really know. Thats just their guess using all their fancy data. Hopefully your right and theres some nice bucks. I don't even care so much if I get one. I just want to see some. Thanks for the info

We're quite a ways from the state game area. But I see a lot of blinds on all the farms feilds. Some big tower blinds. I get the feeling a lot of hunting goes on. Doesn't seem like I'm seeing many deer either. I'm hoping its just cause its winter and their all holding tight. The land looks good though. Lots of food sources with good to medium cover.

How was the hunting pressure?

I signed up with some guys to lease some property down in hillsdale county this season. Trying to learn more about the area. Anyone here hunt this area?

Man that looks like fun! Glad you got some!

Wish I was as enthused about this as you are Ed. Personally I don't think it was a smart decision on the part of our NRC. Bash me if you all want to. Its just my opinion. All I can say is, my kids didn't need to carry a gun or make a kill before they were 10yrs old to be able to go fishing and hunting or otherwise to be "mentored" by me. Honestly I think this is just amount the DNR making more money. I just hope no one gets hurt by it in the long run. But I don't think the DNR really cares. It's just about money. Nothing else.

Roger, where have you been getting wigglers? None of the bait shops around here have any due to no ice fishing.

Thats a really nice one. Congrats!

Holy wah! What a nice buck. Congrats!

Great deer Ed That will make a nice mount for sure.